In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Hosting a return visit to the Troy University Arboretum, Professor of Biology Alvin Diamond, Arboretum Director, updates Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, on the range of improvements to the 75-acre property adjacent to the campus. The outdoor classroom enables students to learn ecology, and the eight miles of trails are open to the public. Business and civic contributions, and the work of volunteers,have made the Troy University Arboretum a true community endeavor.

As energy costs continue to impact the U.S. economy, Kaitlin Hammons, Vice-President and Gulf Coast Director of the Consumer Energy Alliance nonprofit, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about Gulf of Mexico drilling, the aging power grid, and electric vehicles, in the context of energy justice.

In Part Two of his interview about Asa aliasForrest Carter, author Dan T. Carter talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the Klansman's move to Texas and his new identity as a Cherokee cowboy. Dan Carter's book is "Unmasking the Klansman, the Double Life of Asa and Forrest Carter."

For months, travelers have been concerned about disrupted airline flight schedules. In part one of this two-part interview for The Exchange, Monde Donaldson, Vice-President of the Better Business Bureau Educational Foundation Serving Central and South Alabama, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about airline booking sites that are fraudulent. Next week, she will talk about flight cancellations and delays.

On this episode of In Focus Weekend, we're honoring outgoing Talk of Troy host, Marissa Lacey, who just finished an intensive week working with NPR's NextGenRadio project. Lacey is joined by TPR's student mentor Joey Hudson and the new TOT host Jaelanne Thomas, who also has achievements to celebrate.
We also bring you a case of “Lawn & Order!” In April 2022, the City of Northport, AL, cited veterinarian Dr. Ellen Newsom for having an organic garden on her lawn. Remarkably, she ended up in criminal court, facing a jury. Investigative journalist Lee Hedgepeth talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the case.

Author Dan T. Carter talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about Asa Earl Carter, speechwriter for George Wallace and member of the KKK.  Dan Carter's new book, "Unmasking the Klansman, the Double LIfe of Asa and Forrest Carter," reveals the Alabama and Texas activities of the author of "The Education of Little Tree." This is part one of a two-part interview.

Brian Murphy, Curator of historic Pope's Tavern in downtown Florence, AL, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the mysteries surrounding the story.  With historical primary sources exhausted, the Pope's Tavern Archaeology Club is seeking further answers through archaeology.  This is a History in Your Hands segment, with input from the Alabama Archaeological Society.

On The Exchange from In Focus, Monde Donaldson, Vice-President of the Better Business Bureau Educational Foundation Serving Central and South Alabama, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about vacation rentals.

After Janette Grantham's brother, Sheriff Neil Grantham of Coffee County, AL, was murdered in 1979, she became an advocate for the rights of crime victims.  In part two of her interview, the Victims of Crime and Leniency executive director talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about her fight for justice for crime victims and survivors.

During National Crime Victims' Rights Week, Janette Grantham, State Director of VOCAL, Victims of Crime and Leniency nonprofit, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the 1979 murder of her brother, Coffee County, AL, Sheriff Neil Grantham.  Tomorrow we continue the discussion of the services VOCAL provides to victims of violent crime.  On April 28, at 7 p.m., a Candlelight Vigil will be held on the grounds of the Alabama Attorney General's office in downtown Montgomery.